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FZPN03 KNHC 262139
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 26 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 29N127W 1013 MB WITH A FRONT TO EXTEND
FROM CENTER TO 26N124W AND SW TO 21N128W. BETWEEN 150 NM AND 
270 NM W QUADRANT OF LOW S OF 30N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW WEAKENED NEAR 28N124W. WINDS LESS THAN 
GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N128W TO 21N140W. NW OF TROUGH WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 18 TO 21 FT FAR 
NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. LOW JUST N OF AREA 31N132W
1018 MB WITH A FRONT TO EXTEND FROM CENTER TO 24N136W. N OF 28N
WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 
20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE N OF
25N WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N124W 1017 MB WITH FRONT TO EXTEND
FROM CENTER SW TO 21N133W. BETWEEN 150 NM AND 480 NM W QUADRANT
OF LOW S OF 30N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 132W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 19N W OF 128W AND FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 124W AND
128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 13N116W TO 00N120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL EXCEPT N 
OF 21N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 1O TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 
121W 12 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 28N.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FR0M 
14N96W TO 13N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC SAT DEC 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 05N78W TO 05N92W TO 04N105W
TO 08N117W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 
NM OF 05N79W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM 
LINE 05N85W TO 05N90W TO 04N95W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.